WRC–12Industry Debrief23 April 2012

Agenda item 7 – Satellite Procedures

Presenter: Paul Burford

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Agenda Item 7 – Satellite Procedures

> “to consider possible changes in response to Resolution 86 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002) of the Plenipotentiary Conference, in accordance with Resolution 86 (Rev.WRC‑07)”

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Study Group Process

> WP4A – FSS (technical aspects)

> Special Committee (regulatory aspects)

> Contributions from 7B and 7C

> Interest from WP4C

> CPM and the CPM Report

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Agenda Item 7

> Standing Agenda Item which has a broad scope

> At the conference 36 separate issues were discussed

> Difficult to adequately address each item

> Issues varied in complexity

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Simple changes

> Improvements to the Radio Regulations

> Widespread support

> Non controversial

> Issues requiring “no action”

> Examples

• Non-GSOs – indication of whether transmitting continuously• Antenna radiation pattern on GSO arc• Issues where a single CPM method was identified

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Complex (technical issues)

> Many could not be discussed in detail

> New issues not adequately addressed by Study Groups

> Many issues have been deferred to WRC-15 Study Group cycle

> Example:

• C/I criteria rather than ΔT/T

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Controversial Issues

> Bringing-into-use & Suspension period

> Due Diligence (Res. 49)

> Satellite ID

> Definitive List of Networks requiring coordination

> 11.41/11.42 Definitive/Provisional recording in the MIFR

> Coordination arc

• from 10 to 8 degrees in C-band and from 9 to 7 degrees in Ku-band with further study required

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Controversial Issues (ctd)

> Station Keeping Window

> Steerable Beams

> Article 13.6

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Specific Issues

> Vietnam

> Iran

> Bulgaria

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Development of Regulatory Text

> Drafting by committee

> Many interested parties and vested interests

> Do not always get plain text…

> Example for Steerable beams:“Taking due account of applicable technical restrictions and allowing some reasonable degree of flexibility for satellite operations, administrations should, to the extent practicable, align the areas the satellite steerable beams could cover with the service area of their networks with due regard to their service objectives.”

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Minutes to the Plenary

> Some issues dealt with by Minutes to the Plenary

> Use of another Nation’s satellite network

“WRC-12 recognizes that an administration can bring into use, or continue the use of, frequency assignments for one of its satellite network by using a space station which is under the responsibility of another administration provided that this latter administration, after having been informed, gives its consent to the use of this space station for such purposes. This arrangement shall not be applied retroactively and applies to assignments brought into use after the end of WRC-12.”

> Satellite Hopping

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Related Issues

> 1.13 – BSS and feeder links 21.4–22 GHz

> 8.1.3 - Director’s Report

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WRC-15

> Satellite Procedures is a standing agenda item

> Many issues will be re-addressed at WRC-15

> Requires Study Group Participation to adequately address complex issues leading into the WRC

> Ideally, development of single CPM Methods leading into the conference

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